Liam Genockey

Liam Genockey
Born	12 August 1948 (1948-08-12) Dublin, Ireland
Genres	Afro prog, free jazz, jazz fusion, folk rock, Hard Rock
Years active	c. 1965–present
Associated acts	Adolphus Rebirth ZZebra Gillan Trevor Watts Annie Whitehead Steeleye Span Paul Brady Kevin Ayers John Martyn

Liam Genockey (born 12 August 1948) is an Irish drummer.

Liam Genockey was born in Dublin, Ireland. During the 1960s he lived in Plymouth, Devon, U.K, playing in local semi-pro groups, then in the early 70's playing with Torbay based rock band Adolphus Rebirth. He was one of the founding members of the early-70s jazz-fusion and afro prog band ZZebra, later moving on with fellow band-member John McCoy to join Gillan.

He then participated in Amalgam, formed in 1976 by Trevor Watts. Watts' work covers the spectrum of free jazz, electronic, jazz-rock, space jazz and folk-rock. Watts later founded 10-piece Moiré Music Ensemble which included Liam again, plus Peter Knight, an early member of Steeleye Span.

He joined Steeleye Span in 1989 and recorded two studio albums Tempted and Tried and Time, with them, as well as two live albums Tonight's the Night...Live and The Collection in Concert. However, between 1997 and 2001 he was not in the band. He returned in 2001 to record Present--The Very Best of Steeleye Span, and has remained with the band since, though he also remains Paul Brady's drummer for both live and studio performances.

In January 2003, he was involved in the BBC Four broadcast of Free Will and Testament, a programme featuring performance footage of Robert Wyatt.

Liam is easily identified by his long, plaited beard. He currently lives in Hastings.

Discography

John Martyn

• - Sunday's Child (1974)

Zzebra (1974–1975) "Zzebra"- "Panic"-"Take It Or Leave It"-"Lost World" Trevor Watts String Ensemble

• - Cynosure (1978)

Trevor Watts' Amalgam

• - Another Time (1976)
• - Closer To You (1979)

Trevor Watts

• - Over The Rainbow (1979)

Mike Heron

• - Mike Heron (1979)

Gillan

• - The Japanese Album (1978)
• - Mr. Universe (1979)
• - The Gillan Tapes Vol. 1 (1997)

Gerry Rafferty

• - Night Owl (1979)
• - Snakes and Ladders (1980)
• - "Sleepwalking" (1982)

Kevin Ayers

• - That's What You Get Babe (1980)

Bonnie Tyler

• - Goodbye to the Island (1981)

Bashung

• - Pizza (1981)

Cornelius Cardew

• - Cornelius Cardew Memorial Concert (1985)

Linda Thompson

• - One Clear Moment (1985)
• - "Insult to Injury" and ""I'm A Dreamer" on Dreams Fly Away (1996)

Trevor Watts' Moire Music

• - With One Voice (1988)

Lol Coxhill

• - "Et Les Motards Mon Cher Watson" (1989) (on the anthology Bandes Originales Du Journal De Spirou)

Buick 6

• - Cypress Grove (1990)
• -"Juice Machine" (1995)
• -"Live At THe Telegraph" (2007)

Maddy Prior

• - Memento: The Best of Maddy Prior (1995)

Paul Brady

• - Nobody Knows: The Best of Paul Brady (1999)
• - Oh What a World (2001)
• - The Paul Brady Songbook (2002)
• -"Hooba Dooba" (2010)

Steeleye Span

• - Tonight's the Night...Live (1991)
• - Time (1996)
• - Present--The Very Best of Steeleye Span (2002)
• - They Called Her Babylon (2004)
• - Winter (2004)
• - Folk Rock Pioneers Steeleye Span in Concert (2006)
• - Bloody Men (2006)
• - Cogs, Wheels and Lovers (2009)

Annie Whitehead

• - This is... Rude (1994)
• - Naked (1997)
• - Home' (2000)
• - Gathering (2000)

Robert Wyatt tribute album (various artists)

• - Soupsongs Live (2002)

Science Fiction anthology (various artists)

• - Space 1999 (2004)

Moke

• - Superdrag (1999)

Pete Kirtley and Paul McCartney

• - Little Children (2000) (charity single)

Elton Dean

• - Moorsong (2001)

Tom McRae

• - All Maps Welcome (2005)

Mandyleigh Storm

• - Fire & Snow (2008)

External references

• mini-bio
• discography